Gov. Rick Scott will sign bill banning governments from hiring companies tied to Cuba

[Judi Lynn]

1. Orlando Sentinel: Our take: Anti-Cuba bill

Our take: Anti-Cuba bill
April 28, 2012
More harm than good

Inspired by the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba — a failed 50-year-old formula for undermining its communist dictatorship — the Florida Legislature passed a bill last month that would ban governments in the state from hiring companies with business ties to Cuba or Syria.

Still on Gov. Rick Scott's desk as of Friday, the bill isn't just pointless. It could deter job-creating foreign investments in Florida, and it's probably unconstitutional.

You can hate the Castros and still oppose this bill. The governor should veto it.

Sponsored by lawmakers in Miami-Dade County, the bill would bar any governments in Florida from awarding contracts worth $1 million or more to any companies that do work in Cuba. It would also target firms tied to Syria, whose army has been killing government opponents.

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